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While the CLARITY Act has garnered unprecedented institutional backing—including support from the White House, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, and Senator Cynthia Lummis—the XRP community is divided on whether the legislative momentum represents a genuine catalyst or a "sell-the-news" trap. Reddit and

GraniteShares plans to launch 3x leveraged XRP ETFs on April 23, 2026, offering investors exposure to XRP without direct ownership. The products will amplify daily price movements, enabling both long and short positions. This introduction aims to increase trading volume and market participation, building on existing demand for leveraged crypto derivatives. Market dynamics will be closely monitored post-launch.

Anthony Scaramucci of SkyBridge Capital argues for a $1 million Bitcoin price target, emphasizing its decentralized trust system and recent institutional interest. He links Bitcoin's valuation to its fixed supply and historical perspectives on money, while noting counterarguments from economists about its viability as money.

The Strait of Hormuz blockade triggers a major shock in the crypto market: after Bitcoin first breaks above $78,000, it then falls back to $74,000, and the market remains in panic. This article provides an in-depth analysis of the transmission mechanism between geopolitical shocks and crypto market price action.

Ripple altcoin gains attention as XRP supertrend indicator flips bullish. This is the first time it did so since January 2026. Can the price of XRP surge and hit new ATH prices this year? Even after all the excitement of a bull market and the disappointment of the bear market, some

Hanoi aims to electrify its public bus fleet by 2030, planning to phase out fossil fuel buses and introduce cleaner vehicles. By 2029, green buses are projected to represent 79% to 89% of the fleet, supported by increased interest subsidies and infrastructure development.

Crypto trader Crypto Jack warns investors to sell Bitcoin, predicting a decline to $48,000 amidst US-Iran tensions and negative financial signals, before a potential recovery in May based on seasonal trends.

Strategy proposes a shift from monthly to semi-monthly STRC dividends to enhance liquidity and reduce volatility, maintaining an 11.5% yield. Shareholder approval is required for this change, amid criticisms regarding Bitcoin exposure and potential risks.

TokenAI, an AI-focused Web3 initiative, has entered into a strategic collaboration with DeBox, a decentralized social platform, according to an official update shared on TokenAI's social channels on April 18, 2026. The partnership is intended to deepen the integration of artificial intelligence with

Michael Saylor posted his iconic “orange dot” buy signal chart on the X platform on April 19, along with the caption “Think Bigger.” MicroStrategy has raised $1.76 billion in standby capital through financial instruments such as STRC preferred stock. The company’s treasury currently holds 780,897 bitcoins, with an average cost of $75,577 per coin.

Pi Network has issued an official notice to node operators, requiring them to complete the mandatory upgrade of the agreement version 22.1 (v22.1) by April 27, 2026; otherwise, they face the risk of their nodes being cut off from network connectivity. According to a Pi Network announcement, this upgrade must be carried out in strict version order. Currently, the system is running on version 21.2; the next step is to upgrade to v22.1, and no versions may be skipped.

Open-source AI desktop client Cherry Studio is found to have a privacy design flaw by users: after turning off the option “Send error reports and data statistics anonymously,” the client continues to transmit identifying data that includes device IDs, system information, and CPU architecture. After GitHub user Yuerchu posted packet-capture screenshots in Issue #14387 , the developer kangfenmao acknowledged in the comments that the issue is indeed real.

According to a report by the UK’s Financial Times, British AI startup Recursive Superintelligence, founded only about four months ago, has completed at least $500 million in funding, with a pre-money valuation of $4 billion. This round was led by GV (formerly Google Ventures), with participation from Nvidia as a co-investor.

Silver-tongued bearish analyst reveals his trading strategy.  The expert reveals all sell regions if market sees relief rally.  The price of BTC could hit the $80,000 price range before crashing to $40,000. Several crypto analysts have been heavily bearish since the second half of the pr

Musk’s social platform X rolled out a brand-new “Smart Cashtags” feature on the evening of April 15 (last Tuesday). On April 17, Nikita Bier, X’s product lead, announced that in just 3 days the feature drove about $1 billion in trading volume across global markets, based on aggregated data from X’s trading pilot program.

Tether and the LayerZero team’s all-chain stablecoin project USDT0 posted on the X platform on April 20. The USDT0 transfer function has been restored to normal, and overall system integrity has not been affected. There has been no change in risk exposure, and all transactions in progress prior to the suspension have been settled. Previously, USDT0, for precautionary purposes, paused the USDT0 OFT cross-chain bridge infrastructure during the rsETH incident investigation.